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Child Passenger Safety
Page Content Child Passenger Restraint Law
All children under age 8 must ride in a federally approved car seat or booster seat, unless the child is 4'9" or taller.
Car seats must be used according to the manufacturer's instructions, a child passenger restraint system meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards.
It is recommended that all infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing seats, as long as possible.
Law applies to all motor vehicles originally equipped with factory-installed seat belts.
Law applies to all seating positions.
Driver is responsible.
Applies to both residents and non-residents of Minnesota.
Suspected non-use is a valid basis to stop a motor vehicle.
Exceptions
Children riding in emergency medical vehicles, when medical needs make use of a restraint unreasonable
Children riding in a motor vehicle for hire, including a taxi, airport limousine or bus, but excluding a rented, leased or borrowed motor vehicle
Children riding with a peace officer on official duty, when a restraint is not available (a seat belt must be substituted)
Children certified by a licensed physician as having a medical, physical or mental disability that makes restraint use inadvisable
Passengers in school buses with a GVWR of over 10,000 pounds.
This law is a minimum safety standard and does not reflect best practices for properly securing children within vehicles.
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